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2021 Easter Egg Hunt at the Governor's Residence

Capital Journal
Apr 4, 2021
Apr 4, 2021 Updated Apr 4, 2021
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The Pierre Elks Lodge sponsored the 68th annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Governor's Residence on April 4. Hundreds of kids and their families showed up. Gov. Kristi Noem got the kids started, and the lawns -- full of candy and toys -- were swept clean in minutes.

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Families enter the front gate at the Governor's Residence on Sunday, April 4, 2021, for the annual egg hunt.

Photos by Dan Shearer | Capital Journal

Before the kids came...

Four-year-old Deacon Canby meets the Easter Bunny.

Stacy Cwach and son, Joseph, who's one-and-a-half, meet the Easter Bunny.

Kenadie Koch snaps a photo.

Gov. Kristi Noem, center, preps for a photo with the Easter Bunny.

The music was loud and plentiful. These two took to dancing in the governor's driveway just before the start of the hunt.

Gov. Krisit Noem, right, meets the crowd at her home.

Gov. Kristi Noem talks with a couple of children at the event as their mom prepares to take a photo.

Evian Johnson, Miss Jr. Teen Sioux Empire International, gets a shot with a fan on Sunday.

Aaron DeCurtins and son, Walter, 2, prepare for the start of the event.

Ryan Brunner of the Pierre Elks Lodge takes a photo of Gov. Kristi Noem and her husband, Bryon, right. At left are her son-in-law Kyle Peters, and daughter Kassidy.